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  • Family Day in Canada 2025: Know Date, Aim and Significance of the Day That Encourages People To Spend Quality Time With Loved Ones

    Family Day in Canada 2025: Know Date, Aim and Significance of the Day That Encourages People To Spend Quality Time With Loved Ones

    Family Day in Canada is a statutory holiday celebrated in several provinces across the country with great enthusiasm and fervour.  Family Day in Canada falls on the third Monday of February. This year, Family Day in Canada 2025 falls on Monday, February 17. Family Day in Canada encourages people to take a break from their busy schedules and focus on their loved ones. This day provides a perfect opportunity for families to relax and strengthen their bonds. On this day, people make it a point to make memories with loved ones by engaging in several activities. February 2025 Holidays and Festivals Calendar: Get Full List of Major Events in the Second Month of the Year. 

    The third Monday of February is observed as ‘Family Day’ in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia (BC), New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; as Louis Riel Day in Manitoba; as Nova Scotia Heritage Day in Nova Scotia; and as Islander Day in Prince Edward Island. In this article, let’s know more about Family Day in Canada 2025 date and the significance of the annual event in Canada.

    Family Day in Canada 2025 Date

    Family Day in Canada 2025 falls on Monday, February 17.

    Family Day in Canada Significance

    Whether spending time indoors or venturing out for winter activities, Family Day in Canada serves as a reminder of the importance of family connections. Family Day is also a time for relaxation and togetherness at home where families gather for movie nights, home-cooked meals, and board games, enjoying the simple pleasure of each other’s company.

    On this day, many Canadians take advantage of the winter season by engaging in outdoor activities such as skiing, skating, and more. In cities and towns, community events and winter festivals add to the excitement, offering everything from ice sculpture displays to hot chocolate stands, creating a festive and heartwarming atmosphere.

    (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 16, 2025 08:57 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

  • When Is International Natural Day 2025? Know Date And Significance Of The Day That Encourages To Embrace Our True Self

    When Is International Natural Day 2025? Know Date And Significance Of The Day That Encourages To Embrace Our True Self

    International Natural Day is a celebration of self-love and wellness and is celebrated on February 13 in several countries around the world. This annual event serves as a reminder to embrace our natural selves, appreciate our unique qualities, and practice self-care. International Natural Day 2025 falls on Thursday, February 13 and aims to encourage people to break free from societal pressures and accept themselves the way they are, in their actual selves. February 2025 Holidays and Festivals Calendar: Get Full List of Major Events in the Second Month of the Year. 

    The global event is a time to recognise that true beauty comes from within and that self-confidence flourishes when we nurture our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. In this article, let’s know more about the International Natural Day 2025 date and the significance of the annual event.

    International Natural Day 2025 Date

    International Natural Day 2025 falls on Thursday, February 13.

    International Natural Day Significance

    International Natural Day is an important event that reminds people of the world to love themselves without seeking affirmation from anybody else. The day also encourages individuals to celebrate themselves the way they are. It stresses on the fact that you ought to love yourself because you are beautiful in your very own unique way!

    This day also highlights the importance of connecting with nature and spending time outdoors, appreciating the environment, and engaging in mindful activities like meditation, yoga, or simply taking a walk in the fresh air can enhance overall wellness. So, on this Day, clap your hands and raise a toast for the most important and beautiful person in your life i.e. you!

    (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 13, 2025 07:30 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

  • ‘AI powerhouse’: White House encourages Americans to provide ideas for artificial intelligence strategy

    ‘AI powerhouse’: White House encourages Americans to provide ideas for artificial intelligence strategy

    The White House is opening its artificial intelligence plan up to Americans to contribute policy ideas to the Trump administration to ensure that the United States is “the undeniable leader” in AI technology. 

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the end of January on artificial intelligence, which White House officials say shows that he is “dedicated to America’s global leadership in AI technology innovation.” 

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    That order directed the development of an AI Action Plan. 

    On Thursday, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy encouraged the American people to share policy ideas for the AI Action Plan by March 15. 

    “The Trump Administration is committed to ensuring the United States is the undeniable leader in AI technology,” Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Lynne Parker said in a statement. “This AI Action Plan is the first step in securing and advancing American AI dominance, and we look forward to incorporating the public’s comments and innovative ideas.” 

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the end of January on artificial intelligence. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

    Americans can share their proposals on the Federal Register’s website through the middle of March.  

    White House officials said they are seeking input from interested public parties, including academia, industry groups, private sector organizations, state, local and tribal governments, and others. 

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    Officials said the AI Action Plan will “define priority policy actions to enhance America’s position as an AI powerhouse and prevent unnecessarily burdensome requirements from hindering private sector innovation.”

    “With the right governmental policies, continued U.S. AI leadership will promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security,” the White House said in a statement. 

    The Trump administration says its focus on AI was a campaign promise of the president’s, after vowing to revoke former President Joe Biden’s executive order that they said hindered AI innovation and imposed “unnecessary government control” over AI development. Under Trump’s executive order, AI in the U.S. “must be free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas.” 

    The order and focus on AI is not new for Trump. 

    During his first administration, in 2019, Trump signed the first-ever executive order on artificial intelligence, recognizing the importance of American leadership in the space and for the economic and national security of the U.S. 

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    Trump also took executive action in 2020 to establish the first-ever guidance for federal agency adoption of AI to deliver services to the American people and “foster public trust” in the technology. 

    White House officials said the Trump administration’s renewed focus on AI is rooted in “free speech and human flourishing.” 

    Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.

  • World Cancer Day 2025 Date and Theme: Know History and Significance of the Day That Raise Awareness About Cancer and Encourages Its Prevention

    World Cancer Day 2025 Date and Theme: Know History and Significance of the Day That Raise Awareness About Cancer and Encourages Its Prevention

    World Cancer Day is an international day observed annually on February 4 around the world. The day aims to raise awareness about cancer, encourage its prevention, and mobilise action to address the global cancer epidemic. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008. UICC, founded in 1933, unites and supports the cancer community in its efforts to reduce the global cancer burden, promote greater equity and ensure that cancer control remains a priority on the global health agenda. World Cancer Day 2025 Quotes and Images: Empowering Sayings, Messages, HD Wallpapers, Greetings and Photos To Raise Awareness on Cancer. 

    World Cancer Day targets aims to curb misinformation, raise awareness, and reduce stigma around the illness. Multiple initiatives are run on World Cancer Day to show support for those affected by cancer. Hundreds of events around the world also take place. In this article, let’s know more about World Cancer Day 2025 date, history and the significance of the annual global event. World Cancer Day 2025 Messages and Quotes: Netizens Share Images, Wallpapers, Sayings and Informative Posts To Raise Awareness About Cancer. 

    World Cancer Day 2025 Date

    World Cancer Day 2025 is  observed on February 4.

    World Cancer Day 2025 Theme

    World Cancer Day theme 2025-2027 is ‘United by Unique’.

    World Cancer Day History

    World Cancer Day was established on February 4, 2000 at the World Cancer Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, held in Paris. The Charter of Paris against cancer, which was created to promote research, prevent cancer, improve patient services, also included an article establishing the anniversary of the document’s official signing as World Cancer Day, was signed at the Summit by the then General Director of UNESCO, Kōichirō Matsuura, and then French President Jacques Chirac in Paris on February 4, 2000.

    World Cancer Day is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)Opens in new tab. The UICC is the largest and oldest international cancer organisation dedicated to taking action on cancer.

    World Cancer Day Significance

    The primary goal of World Cancer Day is to reduce illness and death caused by cancer around the globe. This annual event serves as an opportunity to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer. Each year, hundreds of activities and events take place around the world, where communities, organisations and individuals come together and hold events in schools, businesses, hospitals, and marketplaces, acting as a powerful reminder that we all have a role to play in reducing the global impact of cancer.

    (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 04, 2025 10:49 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

  • National Plan for Vacation Day encourages Americans to arrange travel plans

    National Plan for Vacation Day encourages Americans to arrange travel plans

    Genevieve Shaw Brown met with FOX Business at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT to talk about why Americans should make future travel plans and create memories.

    The last Tuesday of January is National Plan for Vacation Day, and one travel expert is urging Americans to use their time off offered by their employers.

    Genevieve Shaw Brown met with FOX Business at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT to discuss upcoming Disney events and attractions, both in California and Florida, while emphasizing the importance of making memories rather than banking vacation time.

    “A lot of times if you don’t use them, you lose them,” she said of vacation days. “We really want to make sure that people are taking advantage of their well-deserved time off.”

    “Right now people are doing more at their jobs than they’ve ever done before, and you don’t want to burn out,” she continued. “To be your best self, you need to have balance and to take vacations and to make those memories.”

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    Donald Duck poses at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT on National Plan for Vacation Day, Jan. 29, 2025. (Pilar Arias / Fox News)

    As far as specific vacation ideas, Shaw Brown noted that Disney’s popularity has grown so much and there is “always something going on” at the parks, meaning low visitation days do not really exist anymore like they used to.

    She considers Disney to have great value for those young and old, solo and traveling with loved ones.  

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    China Pavilion EPCOT

    China Pavilion at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT. (Pilar Arias / Fox News)

    Disney is a big business in Florida, with Walt Disney World Resort generating $40.3 billion in economic impact, according to a study from Oxford Economics.  

    While Disney does not share specifics on visitation and resort bookings, the most recent Theme Index and Museum Index Global Attractions Attendance report released by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA)/AECOM says 244.6 million people visited the top 25 theme parks worldwide in 2023.

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    Disney Experiences ranked No. 1 in the top 10 amusement/theme park operators worldwide, according to the report. Of all four Walt Disney World parks, a Disney spokesperson told FOX Business that Magic Kingdom is the most visited. 

    Vacation travel is expected to continue shattering records this year, and not all of it will be by land. AAA projects 19 million Americans will sail the ocean blue on a cruise in 2025, marking a third straight record year, according to a press release. 

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    Droid inside Oga’s Cantina at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios in September 2024. (Pilar Arias / Fox News)

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    Transportation Security Administration numbers from last year show the highest number of passengers screened at airport checkpoints was 3,088,836 on Dec. 1, 2024. 

    “You’re never going to regret the trip,” Shaw Brown said. “No vacation has to be perfect. It just has to be time away with your friends or your family, people you love or even by yourself, to just recharge and remember who you are outside of your work.”

  • National Hugging Day 2025 Date, History and Significance: Here’s What You Should Know About the Day That Encourages People To Express Themselves Through Hugs

    National Hugging Day 2025 Date, History and Significance: Here’s What You Should Know About the Day That Encourages People To Express Themselves Through Hugs

    National Hugging Day is an annual event celebrated across the United States of America (USA) with great excitement. The day is dedicated to hugging and the warmth it brings to one’s life and is celebrated across the US on January 21 every year. It was created in the United States to encourage people to express their emotions and share the warmth of human connection through hugs. Apart from the US, the day is celebrated in many other countries around the world. National Hugging Day 2025 Quotes: Cute Hug Sayings, HD Images, Messages, Greetings, GIFs and Wallpapers To Express Love and Affection. 

    The main aim of the day is to encourage everyone to hug family and friends more often. Kevin Zaborney is credited with coming up with the idea of National Hugging Day in 1986. In this article, let’s know more about National Hugging Day 2025 date, history and the significance of the annual US event. January 2025 Holidays and Festivals Calendar. 

    National Hugging Day 2025 Date

    National Hugging Day 2025 falls on Tuesday, January 21.

    National Hugging Day History

    National Hugging Day was created by Kevin Zaborney, a Christian pastor. The day was first celebrated in 1986, in Clio, Michigan. Zaborney cautions to ask first if one is unsure of the response, as respecting the personal space of others is always important and some people are not huggers.

    The day was included in Chase’s Calendar of Events. Zaborney chose January 21 as it fell between the Christmas, New Year’s Holidays, Valentine’s Day, and birthdays when he found people are generally in low spirits. Zaborney was of the opinion that American society is embarrassed to show feelings in public” and hoped that a National Hugging Day would change that, although he thought that his idea would fail.

    National Hugging Day Significance

    National Hugging Day promotes the physical, emotional, and social benefits of hugging, such as reducing stress, improving mood, and fostering a sense of bonding. Hugging releases oxytocin, often called the “love hormone,” which helps reduce stress, anxiety, and feelings of loneliness. It uplifts emotional wellbeing and strengthens relationships.

    Although originally observed in the US, National Hugging Day has gained recognition worldwide as a day to spread kindness and affection. People celebrate by hugging family, friends, and loved ones, and the day also serves as a reminder to appreciate the power of touch in building meaningful connections.

    (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 21, 2025 03:49 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

  • Weedless Wednesday 2025 Date and Significance: Everything To Know About the Day That Encourages Smokers To Take a Break From Cannabis

    Weedless Wednesday 2025 Date and Significance: Everything To Know About the Day That Encourages Smokers To Take a Break From Cannabis

    Every year, Weedless Wednesday is an annual event observed during National Non-Smoking Week in Canada. The day is observed during the third week of January and aims to encourage smokers to abstain from smoking, even if it is just for a day. Weedless Wednesday 2025 falls on January 22. The day serves as an important event providing hope to smokers and inspiring them to take steps toward quitting tobacco permanently. January 2025 Holidays and Festivals Calendar: Check Dates of Important Events in the First Month of the Year. 

    Weedless Wednesday focuses on raising awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco use and supports individuals who want to quit smoking. By observing Weedless Wednesday, people across Canada take a meaningful step toward improving their health. In this article, let’s know more about the Weedless Wednesday 2025 date and the significance of the annual event in Canada. ‘I Wish I Was Higher!’ Puntastic Weed Memes Twitter Thread and Funny Jokes on Marijuana Joint Are Perfect for True Stoners. 

    Weedless Wednesday 2025 Date

    Weedless Wednesday 2025 falls on Wednesday, January 22.

    Weedless Wednesday Significance

    Weedless Wednesday serves as an excellent opportunity to educate people about the health risks of smoking and the benefits of quitting. The day is observed in several countries around the world with an aim to highlight the benefits of living a smoke-free life, including improved health, cleaner air, and better quality of life. The day can help people with numerous benefits, both immediate and long-term, for individuals and communities.

    Taking a smoke-free day can help individuals recognise that quitting is possible, even if it’s one step at a time. On this day, smoke-free challenges, workshops and discussions are organised by various communities to encourage collective action and help people quit smoking.

    (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 22, 2025 07:21 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).